January 18, 2013 recap

Opening clip: Vanna mentions the first week of Season 21 (2003). Pat quips, "It's like riding a bicycle — I'm all sweaty and my rear end hurts."

$1,000 Toss-Up: Song Lyrics

H E A _ / O U T / O N
T _ E / _ I G _ _ A Y

Scott says HEAT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY.

H E A D / O U T / O N
T H E / _ I G _ W A Y

Melissa gets it right: HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY (from "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf).

Melissa Brabson, Maryville, TN, married to John, has three children, works at a home appliance department in a store
Scott Foura Orwigsburg, PA, married to Alison, has three children, production supervisor at a dairy
Amy Polete, Highlands Ranch, CO, music teacher for a children's music class, recent graduate of University of Puget Sound, cake decorator at an ice cream store, tours with Up with People

$2,000 Toss-Up: Person

_ P S T A _ _ I N G
C I T I _ E N

Scott solves UPSTANDING CITIZEN.

Prize on Wheel: G Adventures tour of Rio de Janiero, $7,723

Jackpot Round: Before & After

Scott hits the big one, $2500, right away for the T's. But after buying E, he hits Bankrupt. Amy picks up the ebags.com Gift Tag with H, then stops at Lose a Turn.

Melissa gets the Brazil trip with N, calls D on Jackpot, then a dud G on the ½ Car next to the pink $900. Scott then hits that same $900 for the S's, then buys A, I, U, and O to clear the vowels. He ends up at the ½ Car next to it, and claims that with P.

T H E / P _ I N _ E S S
A N D / T H E
P E A
S O U P

Scott solves THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA SOUP for $3,200 + 1/2 Car tag.

Bankrupt: Scott ($4,750)
Lose a Turn: Amy
Dud: G (Melissa)
Left behind in Jackpot: $10,900

Melissa: $1,000
Scott: $5,200
Amy: $0
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Mystery Round: Phrase

Amy starts off with a dud T on $350. Melissa puts up an N on $900, then hits Lose a Turn. After that, Scott tries S on $500, but there are none to be found.

Amy calls R on $550, then buys O, E, and A. Her next stop is the Mystery Wedge next to Lose a Turn. She calls L and chooses to flip it, but there's a Bankrupt on the back. After that, Melissa finds herself facing another Lose a Turn.

Scott calls a D on $500, then hits Lose a Turn number three. Amy hits the other Mystery Wedge, calls W, buys I and U to clear the vowels…

R A R E
_ E D I U _
O R / W E L L - D O N E

…then solves RARE MEDIUM OR WELL-DONE for $500 -> $1,000. Pat then flips the wedge to show that it did indeed have the $10,000 on the back.

Dud: T (Amy), S (Scott)
Lose a Turn: Melissa (twice), Scott
Bankrupt: Amy ($900, reverse of MDW)

Melissa: $1,000
Scott: $5,200
Amy: $1,000

Retro Bonus Round
It's a Thing from January 1997, and a male chose D C M I:

C _ L _ _ N E

He got COLOGNE.
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Prize Puzzle: Places

Melissa leads off with N on $300, then G on $350. After buying E and calling A on Free Play, then calls a dud D on $450.

Scott dances around either side of the other ½ Car tag, but doesn't get it: first, the L on $300, then T and S both on $450.

S _ G A _ / _ A N E
_ L A N T A T _ _ N S

He solves SUGAR CANE PLANTATIONS for $2,100 and a trip to Jamaica (Iberostar Rose Hall Beach, Montego Bay, $7,186).

Dud: D (Melissa)

Melissa: $1,000
Scott: $14,486
Amy: $1,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: Living Thing

P _ T
_ H _ H U _ H _ A

Scott solves PET CHIHUAHUA.

Round 4: Thing

Final Spin: $900

Scott: T
Amy: R
Melissa: N
Scott: S
(null cycle)
Amy: H
Melissa: K
Scott: D

H _ N D _ R _ T T _ N
T H _ N K - _ _ _ / N _ T _

Scott solves HANDWRITTEN THANK-YOU NOTE for $9,500 more.

Aired dud: S (Scott)

End totals
Melissa: $1,000
Scott: $26,986
Amy: $1,000
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$100,000 Bonus Round

Scott has his wife in the audience. The Bonus Wheel ends up at the second A in AMERICA'S, and the puzzle is Things:

_ _ _ _ N _
_ L _ _ E S

C, H, Y, O…

_ O _ _ N _
_ L O _ E S

He doesn't get BOXING GLOVES for $35,000 more. End total: $26,986.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: EP03599

In the final segment, we get a peek backstage at Vanna's candy stash.